Cozart With Explosive Day at Plate as Racers Split To Earn Series Victory

Friday, April 2

Cookeville, Tenn.

1 p.m.

Murray State

14-11, 6-2

Tennessee Tech

9-12, 4-7

Murray State

Tennessee Tech

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Cozart With Explosive Day at Plate as Racers Split To Earn Series Victory

4/2/2021 7:47:00 PM | Baseball

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Murray State clinches series in doubleheader split with Tennessee Tech.

The Murray State Racers (14-12, 6-3) split the doubleheader with the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (10-11, 5-7), clinching the series in game one with a decisive 7-2 win before falling 5-4 in game two.

Jordan Cozart had an explosive day at the plate, going 5-for-9 with two home runs and four RBIs, including three of four RBIs in game two.

Bryson Bloomer cranked homers in each of the games for his fifth and sixth of the season

Game One – Murray State 7, Tennessee Tech 2
After being one-hit through four scoreless innings, the Racers finally got to Tech's starter Ty Fisher.

A walk, an error and a walk loaded the bases with nobody out for the top of Murray State's order in the fifth. Ryan Perkins and Jordan Cozart had back-to-back singles to the shortstop for the first two runs of the game. Brock Anderson grounded out but drove in the third run of the inning.

Two innings later, with two outs, the Racers broke the game wide open. A walk and a single put to runners on for Anderson who singled to center scoring Perkins from second. An error by the centerfielder allowed Cozart to come all the way around from first. Bryson Bloomer capped the inning off with a two-run shot.

Tennessee Tech put up single tallies in the seventh and eighth but it was too late as the Racers clinched the series victory with a 7-2 win.

Jack Wenninger earned his third victory of the season, going 6.1 innings. He surrendered only three hits in the outing while striking out four.

Game Two – Murray State 4, Tennessee Tech 5
Game two saw scoring in five-straight half innings to start the game

Cozart came out swinging, launching his third first-inning home run in four games.

Tennessee Tech matched with a long ball of their own and added another run to take a 2-1 lead.

Bryson Bloomer hit his second homer of the day to even things up at two apiece in the top of the second.

In the bottom half of the inning, the Golden Eagles put up three runs on a sac fly and a two-run shot.

Cozart hit his team-leading tenth long ball and 30th RBIs to pull the Racers within one but it proved to be not enough as the score did not change for the rest of the game.

Tennessee Tech's bats went quiet after MSU handed the ball over to Sam Gardner in the third inning. The righty was lights out for six innings, his longest outing of the season, and finished with a line of 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, and 9 Ks and retired the side in order in four of his six innings worked.

Murray State return home on Tuesday (Apr. 6) for a midweek game with Bellarmine. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Johnny Reagan Field.